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As I said in another thread, Spurrier doesn't need to let the offensive guys off the hook. They left a lot to be desired, too. Yes, they were much better than the defense, but there were several things the offense mucked up.

It says a lot when you realize the total points the offense put on the board didn't even match what A&M put up in the first half.

Yeah, I know someone will say, "We got behind early and had to change the game plan." Ya know what? I don't care, because when it's all said and done, the offense has one job just like the defense. And while the offense did its job better than the defense, BOTH units failed. It is still a team sport, right?

Every question asked about the offense in the post-game presser...he started talking about how poor the defense was:

Reporter: "How did you feel about Nicky's performance?"

SOS: "Well, he made some good plays...but when their guys get so much space and we can't tackle and make plays..."

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I will note, Spurrier is crazy if he thinks the offense played anything near "well". 28 points is *really* a mirage of what this offense did on the field. Thompson was very erratic, gameplan was erratic with no identity, many receptions were "how did he catch that" type of plays where it was threaded/lucked in, and Nicky (while he made 2 TDs) let up on that shoulda-been-TD before the 2nd half. OL also blocked like shit and couldn't pick up a block on a pull if it saved their lives.

Without busted coverage on 2 long TD passes and a couple "iffy" pass interference calls, 14 points is what we were worth tonight.

It's easy to lay off a shitty offense and direct the attention over to a defense that played 10x worse.